Athletics hope to continue, some students worry about safety
All football-related activity at ULM has been suspended after a coronavirus outbreak in the program. Nine positive cases among the players were confirmed while others wait for results.
In an interview with the News-Star, Scott McDonald, the ULM athletic director, said athletics anticipated a possible spike in cases.
“We fully anticipated an increased exposure to COVID-19 with the reopening of campus, the beginning of the fall semester as well as uptick in related off-campus activities,” McDonald said. “We also knew that we would have to work to create a modified student-athlete bubble once classes and on-campus activities resumed this month.